Record Number: 28297
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
[Elizabeth Carter to Elizabeth Vesey, 28 July 1769:] 'I only saw the Cambridge Ode in a newspaper [...] I thought there were some fine stanzas in it: but in general it seemed to be the effort of a writer struggling under the necessity of saying something to a patron, and conscious how little could with truth be said. But perhaps this may be mere refining. Upon the whole I was vexed and fretted at such an application of Mr Gray's genius'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jan 1769 and 28 Jul 1769
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1717
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:?Ode for Music
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
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Source Information:
Record ID:28297
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Editor:Montagu Pennington
Title:A Series of Letters between Mrs Elizabeth Carter and Miss Catherine Talbot, from the year 1741 to 1770. To which are added, Letters from Mrs Elizabeth Carter to Mrs Vesey, between the years 1763 and 1787
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1809
Vol:3
Page:368-369
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Montagu Pennington (ed.), A Series of Letters between Mrs Elizabeth Carter and Miss Catherine Talbot, from the year 1741 to 1770. To which are added, Letters from Mrs Elizabeth Carter to Mrs Vesey, between the years 1763 and 1787 (London, 1809), 3, p. 368-369, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=28297, accessed: 26 April 2024
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